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Sporting snub Moutinho bid



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SPORTING LISBON have turned down a £15million bid from Everton for star midfielder Joao Moutinho, the Portuguese club have confirmed.
Moutinho has been linked with a move to the Barclays Premier League outfit all summer and the 21-year-old publicly declared his desire for a transfer recently. But the Portugal international's pleas have fallen on deaf ears as Sporting have flatly refused to let one of their most promising youngsters leave.

A club statement revealed: "Last Saturday the FIFA agent Pini Zahavi, with a letter of representation issued by Everton FC, visited the headquarters of the society to reveal the intention to offer £15million for the acquisition of the sporting rights of the player Joao Moutinho, with the figure eventually increasing by an amount not yet determined if Everton FC qualify for the Champions League.

"The proposal was rejected outright."





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  • Last Updated: 28 July 2008 11:25 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
 

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